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Shorten meaning in English
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Shorten
see synonyms of shortenVerb
1. shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
Example Sentences:'He shortened his trip due to illness'
2. abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Example Sentences:'The manuscript must be shortened'
3. shorten
make short or shorter
Example Sentences:'shorten the skirt''shorten the rope by a few inches'
4. shorten
become short or shorter
Example Sentences:'In winter, the days shorten'
5. bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Example Sentences:'bowdlerize a novel'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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